Terry Roberts

Vice-President

Cyber Engineering & Analytics, TASC

Terry Roberts is the VP for Cyber Engineering and Analytics, running Cyber/IT and Financial & Business Analytics cross cutting, innovative services within all of TASC’s four business Sectors and leading customer strategy and engagement within TASC’s Cyber, SIGINT, Security Sector. Prior to coming to TASC, Terry was the Executive Director of Carnegie Mellon, Software Engineering Institute, leading the technical body of work for the entire US Interagency, with a special focus on technical innovation, transition and acquisition excellence across today’s cyber/computing environment.

Before transitioning to industry in 2009, Terry Roberts was the Deputy Director of Naval Intelligence (DDNI), where she led, together with the Director of Naval Intelligence, more than 20,000 intelligence and information-warfare military and civilian professionals and managed more than $5 billion in resources, technologies, and programs globally, working seamlessly with the entire defense-intelligence and Intelligence Community senior leadership.

Prior to being the Navy DDNI, Ms Roberts served as the Director of Requirements and Resources for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USDI). At USDI, she led the creation, establishment, and implementation of the Military Intelligence Program (MIP), in partnership with the Director of National Intelligence, the Services, the Combat Support Agencies, and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). The program encompasses more than 30 percent of the intelligence resources, capabilities, and manpower of the U.S. government.

An intelligence professional since 1979, Ms Roberts has held many senior intelligence positions, including Director of Intelligence, Commander Naval Forces Europe and Commander-in-Chief NATO AFSOUTH; Director, Defense Intelligence Resource Management Office (manager of the General Defense Intelligence Program); Director, Naval Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) Scientific and Technical Intelligence (S&TI) analysis at the Office of Naval Intelligence; special assistant to the Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military Support and the Chief of Staff for the Director Military Intelligence Staff. In addition, Ms Roberts has directed, conducted, and enabled intelligence operations globally, with much of this work being focused on the requirements, planning, and implementation of intelligence and communications technologies, software, and architectures.

Ms Roberts is the Co-Chair of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) Cyber Council and four Task Force efforts, an active Member of the AFCEA Intelligence Committee and Engagement Committee Chair for Naval Intelligence Professionals (NIP).
Her personal awards include the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Civilian Service; the Navy Senior Civilian Award of Distinction, the NGA Personal Medallion for Excellence; the Coast Guard Distinguished Public Service Award; the Director of Central Intelligence National Intelligence Certificate of Distinction; the National Intelligence Reform Medal; and the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation.